Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)  is an imaging technique that uses light waves to capture a 3D image of the back of the eye, down to the cellular level. It takes only 20 seconds and is a painless, quick and a much more accurate way of identifying and monitoring those with diabetic eye disease at the […]

With the four-day weekend fast approaching, one of the capital’s top doctors, Dr Vin Diwakar, is reminding Londoners that there are a number of ways to get medical care if they become unwell this Easter. As the first Bank Holiday of the year, Accident and Emergency departments and ambulance services are expected to be busier […]

The NHS Time for Care programme has seen GP practices free up precious time for patients across London in the last year. The programme has seen surgeries across the capital adopt new ways of working, like letting patients book appointments sooner, reducing paperwork and offering faster access to different specialist health professionals. Patients of Chiswick […]

Nearly 4,000 people in London have now completed the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme and have achieved a combined weight loss of over 10,000kg [22046 pounds or 1575 stone]. New figures show that the 17,000 people who attended most of the healthy living sessions lost an average of 3.4kg, over one kilogram more than originally predicted and a total of […]

The NHS has today launched its parliamentary awards to celebrate and give national recognition to staff who go above and beyond the call of duty. The awards were created to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers – their hard work, innovative ideas and unwavering efforts to put patients first. Individuals and teams will be key […]

Becoming a mum can be one of the most exciting and daunting experiences in a women’s life. The time between conceiving a baby until the baby’s first birthday, known as the perinatal period, is one often filled with joy, excitement but sometimes many unexpected challenges. More than one in ten women in London develop a mental illness […]

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Lambeth’s GP Food Co-op Garden yesterday (7 February) to celebrate its 6th birthday and successes in supporting local patients through gardening. The group of clinicians and patients are growing food for the community at hospital sites and GP practices across the borough, to support patients with long […]

Peter Boorman, NHS England (London) Lead for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience & Response (EPRR), has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list. The award is in recognition of Peter’s 16-year career in EPRR, during which he led the NHS in London’s preparations and responses to some of the most difficult challenges and tragedies […]

The Chief Nursing Officer for England and the London Regional Medical Director Dr Vin Diwakar urged the over 65s to take advantage of NHS England’s biggest ever flu vaccination programme. Older people across London are being offered the most effective vaccine in the world as part of the programme which is providing a record 8.5million […]

Regional Medical Director for NHS England (London Region) Dr Vin Diwakar said: We welcome this report which will make a useful contribution to the way that London’s NHS and our partners in local councils, the Mayor and Public Health England are working together. Our partnership has achieved many of the aims that were set out […]